Brassiere



' INVEN-rons Afm/M M/Pasf/vF/a A ORNEYM Feb. 17, 1953 A. M. RosENFlaLD ETAL BRASSIERE Fle March 5, 1951 Patented Feb. 17, 1953 UNITED STATS ATENT FFICE RAssIRn Application March 5, 1951, Serial No. 213,868

1 Claim. 1

Our invention relates to an improvement in brassire/s, and for its principal object to provide a brassire that is capable of being worn with perfect ease and comfort while it rits the wearer snugly and keeps itself at all times in proper position.

Another object is to provide a brassire having a section adapted to cling to the wearer and support the entire article, the remainder of the brassire being made of ordinary material, suitable for the purpose, to give it the required coniiguration.

The nature of the invention is fully described herein and the preferred embodiment is illustrated in the drawings. is by way of example only, and we may vary the design in minor respects without essential alteration of any of the characteristics of the article.

On said drawings:

Figure l is a front view of a brassire according to our invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2 2 in Figure l; and

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 in Figure l.

The brassire is made chiefly of a piece of cloth l gathered or pleated in the usual way to allow distention; the upper edge being convex along each half, with a curved indentation 2 in the middle. The hein strip at the top is indicated at 3. The lower edge is curved to a less extent, being convex along each half and slightly concave at the center, and has a hem. strip il. Between the edges at the top and bottom, extend the stiifening strips or elements 5 at each side of the middle, with other strips 6 near each eX- tremity, and strips 'I adjacent the strips 6 and between them and the strips 5. These strips are all straight and covered by flat strips of cloth 8 sewed along their opposite edges to the strip of cloth I; but when the brassire is put onthe stiffening elements bow outward, presenting the approximate curved shape depicted in Figure 1, to form the pockets or cups for the breasts.

Secured to the lower portion of the section I is a band 9 of elastic material such as rubber, made fast to the inner side of the brassire as by stitching I0 passing through the hem strip 4. The band or section 9 is flat and has a wide iiat bead II along its lower edge. This bead is curved parallel to the strip 4 along the lower edge and is relatively thick and stiff to prevent the lower edge of the rubber from rolling or curling upward. This band has depressions in its inner face to form a row of suction cups I2, extending from end to end of the band 9 and the entire brassire. This band 9 also has pockets made by attaching strips I3 to its outer face, the pockets being open at the tops, and the strip 4 having apertures I4 so that some or all of these stiffeners can project through this strip, the stiffening elements Which so project being long But the structure shown enough for their lower ends to beinserted into said pockets. All or parts of the stiieners may be connected to the band s in this manner to assist the bead in holding the band ilat.

The brassire can thus be worn without shoulder straps or metal parts extending round to the back. The ends of the cloth l are triangular, and the section 9 extends all the way to the extremities. At each end of the band i? is a fastener I5 of any eiective type; and to don the brassire the article is placed across the wearers iront and secured by the fasteners i5 at the rear. The band il is then pressed tightly against the skin and the vacuum Cups prevent sagging. The brassire thus clings to the body below the cloth i in both front and back. The cloth l above the band s gives comfort and support, yielding and distending in the required manner. The brassire is thus held at all points constantly in position by the band 9, and no shoulder straps or other parts are needed.

The brassire is therefore simple and inexpensive and serves well all the purposes of the invention.

The greater degree of comfort afforded by our improved brassire is due to the fact that the suction cup effect is exerted about the wearers body below the cloth i. Suction cups in direct contact with the wearers breasts would cause much discomfort and irritation. y v

Having described our invention, what we believe to be new is:

A brassire comprising a strip of cloth having covered stiiening elements extending across said strip, the upper and lower longitudinal edges of the cloth having hem strips, a rubber band secured along its upper edge to the lower hem strip and lower edge of the cloth, the band extending from end to end of the brassire and having vacu um cup depressions on its inner face over its entire length and a relatively thick flat bead along its lower edge, the lower hem strip having openings, the lower ends of some of said stiiening elements protruding from said openings, said band having pockets thereon at each side into which the ends of the stiiening strips protruding from said openings are inserted; and a fastening device at each end of the band.

ARTHUR M. ROSENFIELD. JACK J. GOLDKLANG.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,483,274 Gluckin Sept. 27, 1949 2,524,620 Cadous Oct. 3, 1950 2,524,621 Cadous Oct. 3, 1950 

